This new novel was published on July 29 and is inspired by Makoto Ueda's play, Summer Time Machine Blues. Morimi wrote the novel and Ueda, a close friend of the author, is credited with the original concept.
For his part, Morimi published the original light novels in 2004 through Ohta Publishing. The play inspired an eleven-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse Studios, directed by Masaaki Yuasa and scripts written by Makoto Ueda, released in April 2010.
Yojouhan Time Machine Blues Synopsis
In the story of this sequel, the problematic friend of the protagonist of the original series, Ozu, breaks the remote control of the air conditioning of the apartment building, in the height of summer. The students begin to wonder what to do in this situation and make a plan with Akashi. However, a student arrives 25 years from the future, and the protagonist will travel back in time to get the remote control without failures of the past.
Source: Comic Natalie
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